The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 10th December 1915

10^th December 1915 – 

1st Battalion –  Readjustment of positions in A1 occupied all morning. Only portions of front line now held and a limited number of communication trenches up & down. All work to be concentrated in future to maintain these portions. Battn, H Q moved from WOBURN ABBEY to HARLEY STREET at 4pm.

2nd Battalion – Officers 32.    Other Ranks 762.

Company Training.

1/5^th Battalion – 8am Two barges one large and one small came alongside & complete Battn. ordered to disembark on to them with animals luggage etc.

10am. Orders received to leave animals, chargers to be handed on subsequent disembarkation to AdJt. Indian Base Depot, Mules to Transport Officer,

4pm  all baggage kits etc loaded

6pm the Battn, embarked, together with one section No 19 Field Ambulance S & T personnel 2 officers & 15 other ranks West Kent Regt. & 4 other officers. 10 days rations on 2 Mahaillas. Lt. Col DUNLOP of 44th MEHRWARAS Commanded the convoy. The space was the least possible & the Battn. was very squashed both on deck & in the hold on the luggage.

7pm tug "Shirin" arrived but Captain had received no orders to take 2 Mahaillas & refused till orders given by M.T.O. A further delay was caused whilst this authority was obtained.

8pm left BASRAH, one tug 2 barges 2 Mahaillas,

1/6^th Battalion – BETHUNE.

The Battalion relieved Companies of the following Regiments of the 19^th Bde – 2 Coys 5^th Scottish Rifles at WINDY CORNER (1 Coy in Keeps & Redoubts) 1 Coy at LE PLANTIN from 20^th Royal Fusiliers & one Coy went to LE QUESNOY. Battn, Hqrs were at WINDY CORNER. The relief was completed at 4pm. The Battalion was now in support to the 2 Battalions in the Front Line Trenches.

7^th Battalion – Enemy shelled BECORDEL, our artillery retaliated on FRICOURT.

8^th Battalion – On Dec 10^th 2^nd Lt Vipan was appointed Assistant Instructor at the Divisional Grenade School, TILQUES, where 3 Officers and 20 O.R. of this Battalion have been trained this month.